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S4 BONUS || Pitches || Karen Heenan || Garon Whited

S4 BONUS || Pitches || Karen Heenan || Garon Whited

From#badasswriters


S4 BONUS || Pitches || Karen Heenan || Garon Whited

From#badasswriters

ratings:
Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Oct 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today's bonus episode features three pitch critiques. Then I chat with authors Karen Heenan and Garon Whited!
Karen and I cover:

her new book, Coming Apart
re-discovering her own town from the Depression era
the differences between writing in various eras of historical fiction
writing linked standalones
her Tudor series
ensuring you’re creating well-rounded characters
choosing the right POV
creating fictional characters vs creating fictionalized characters based on real figures
advice for writers particularly in historical fiction (but in any genre, really!)
how tv and film can be helpful in writing
a good reason to analyze and re-write the beginning of your draft

Garon and I chat about:

his newst book, Pheobe’s Tale: From His Shadow
his Nightlord series
his short stories
differences between writing the big stuff and writing the smaller stuff
“inspiration particles”
interconnected series vs. standalones in a series
tips and tricks for worldbuilding
the natural evolution of a character’s development

Karen can be found at www.karenheenan.com. She's also on Twitter @karen_heenan, IG @karen.heenan, and FB @karenheenanwriter.
Garon can be found at www.garonwhited.com. He's also on Twitter @garonwhited, IG @garonwhited, and FB @author.garon.whited.
Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org
If you're interested in being a guest on the show, please fill out this form. 
If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out this form.
Released:
Oct 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to the badasswriters podcast! Here you'll find writing tips and how-to's to take your writing from good to great. After going over each episode's advice, stay tuned for interviews with some fabulous guest authors who talk about their writing journey, wherever they might be in it, to help other writers in the community build their confidence and go from brand new to badass! I cover all writing topics, and if there's something you'd like to see covered, please reach out on Twitter @_badasswriters!